update

Woah, it's been a while! Well happy new years, two months late! This is just going to be a quite update.
I found out I'm moving to Atlanta recently, and we should be there in the next few months, or as soon as the house sells. I'm not too excited about this news but wherever God takes me is where I want to be.
I recently went to Winter Jam and got to see many bands such as: Colton Dixon, Plumb, Newsboys, Everfound, Newsong, Derek Minor, LeCrae, Tenth Avenue North, and Love & the Outcome.
All of these bands performed wondefully! We actually not the nicer, more expensive tickets that allowed us to be very close, get early shopping, and a Q&A with a few of the bands and their members! It was very fun and exciting.
I was very excited to meet Everfound and when I got up to them, I asked one of the band members, Ruslan, to sign my lanyard. He asked my name and I replied with,"Abbi."
He said,"Hello, Abbi! I'm Ruslan."
And me, being my nervous self, replied,"Hi, I'm Abbi."
I honestly think that I will never get over that, in fact, I am still embarrassed about it, haha! I truly believe I was simply blinded by Ruslan and Yan's (another member of the band) beauty. The names may seem strange or foreign and that's because they are! The members of the band are all Russian, and came to the US directly from Russia in the 90's. The band members are Ruslan(age 25), Nikita(23),Yan(23 as of today, actually!), and Illarion(19).
Illarion is not currently touring with the band because he is in school still. But he is still a member of the band. As you may see, I'm a bit obsessed with these band members. I call them "my Russian boys." It gets on my sibling's nerves when I talk about these guys so I try not to.
Enough about my Russian boys ;)
Recently, a friend of mine has gone to Uganda for about 5 months I believe, to go to missionary school.  Keeping her in your prayers would be appreciated very much! Also please be praying for this move to Atlanta. It's going to be very difficult having to leave all of our friends that we've made here, but I know that we will keep in touch always!

NaNoWriMo Day 20

Yes, I am aware that it is the 21st, but I'm not done writing for the day, so I thought I would post about yesterday's stats.
I'm only 23,600 words in, putting me at around 10,000 words behind. I know, it's bad. It isn't that I'm unmotivated, I'm just busy this month. Yeah, yeah I know, "You're a homeschooled kid, you should have plenty of time to write!"
But that isn't the case. I also have (somewhat) of a life, and there has also been some stress going on in the family. Normally our November wouldn't be so busy, but it is this year. I started NaNoWriMo late, I have school, pre scheduled plans with friends, Thanksgiving(of course), possibly another trip, it is holiday time which means lots of shopping to do, and I also have not had one weekend off yet!
I can not complain though, it was my choice, and it was nice to have a break. I'm not giving up on NaNoWriMo, though. If I have 8,000 words to write in five hours I.Will.Do.It.
I want this and I'm going to try to accomplish it.

Quick Quote

"“I love you,” he whispers. And there is the moment I was waiting for; the perfect moment to say those three words that make my heart swell in my chest. These words I hear nearly every day but when I hear them being said with such emotion and truth is when I believe them the most."
- Kidnapped.

Hello! I hope your day is lovely and that your quest to finish NaNoWriMo is going well! I am quite a bit behind (Like 5,000!) but I am not going to get discouraged; I'm am going to try my hardest for something I want so dearly. ♥

NaNoWriMo

Hello, guys! It's Abbi here(of course)I just wanted to let you know that I'm not doing that new book for NaNo, instead I have decided to practically strip Kidnapped and start over. Most of it is the same, but I'm still editing. I feel somewhat behind though :c
As of today I have 10,800+ words and I've noticed people that are way ahead of that. I don't feel like this is a competition exactly, but I just want to finish on time. It is my first year and I feel so motivated.

What I really came here to tell you is that I have really found how to get into my book and not just be writing words down. I want to connect with my character and really just become them, like I would if I'm reading a book. I become that character and that is what I feel like to be a great writer, I need to do. Have a great evening guys! ♥

NaNoWriMo

I have finally decided to actually do NaNoWriMo this year! I am aware that I haven't finished my other works, but hopefully this will give me a push to finish this brand new one I'm starting, called "Accepted."
I realized 50,000 words isn't that long of a book, so I've decided to write a new, shorter story. This one is going to be quite a bit more personal, and it will take you on a journey similar  to my own. I hope you'll check it out on Figment - or hopefully, if it gets published - in a bookstore. I will for sure share the NaNoWriMo journey with you here, on my blog.

Kidnapped

Hey, everyone! I finally finished chapter two of Kidnapped. You can find it here on Figment!
Feedback would be awesome! Thanks for the support! (:


- AbaGayle.

Across the Universe

Hi, guys! It's Abbi here, just y'know writing a review of a book I've recently read called Across the Universe by the author Beth Revis. 

The book begins with 17-year-old Amy getting frozen as cargo along with her parents. The cargo gets moved on to a space ship named Godspeed, headed for a planet that scientists believe humans can live on. Thing is, the ship doesn't land for 300 years

Little did she know, she would wake up 50 years early. And the thing is, no one knows who woke her up. 

She is on a ship where people are practically brain washed into a life made up of routines. The people look a like, talk a like and act a like. Along the way, she meets some friendly...and not-so friendly people. 

The thing is, it's not just her that was unplugged. Others are getting unplugged. It takes some time to realize, but eventually they notice these aren't accidents. These are murders. Amy takes her new friend, Elder and his friend (I forgot his name) to find the killer before it's Amy's parents who are next.

The book was said to be a thriller, though it wasn't. it had more of a YA romance edge to it. There were parts I thought were beautiful and then there were the parts that just bored me. It's a good read, and a nice break away from the usual dystopian novels, though it isn't anything too unique. 

I do recommend the book. It's a nice rainy day or a car ride read. I'd probably rate it 7/10. Something that got on my nerves though, was the use of "frex" as explicit language. As for age, probably 13+. The book did have a part during "mating season." (I know, right?) where she did almost get raped, so.

I hope you enjoyed this review and that it will encourage you to read it!

                  Thanks!